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New CS/SE Graduate Student OrientationDepartm ent of Computer ScienceER I K JONSSON SCHOOL OF ENGI NEER I NG ANDCOM P UTER SCI ENCEW ednesday, June 2 nd , 2021THE ORI ENTATI ON BEGI NS AT 8:30AM DALLAS, TX timeDepartment of Computer ScienceJonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
New CS/SE Graduate Student OrientationPLEASE MUTEYOURMICROPHONESDepartment of Computer ScienceJonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
Agenda for Today Introduction – Shyam Karrah (Director of Graduate Student Services CS Dept) UTD Welcome Note – Introduction by Dr. D.T. Huynh CS Department Overview – Dr. D.T. Huynh- Interim Department Head Visa Issues - ISSO Office Why Study Cyber Security in the CS department at UTD – Dr. Kamil Sarac Graduate Advisors Computer Science Program – Shyam Karrah MS CS/SE Degree Planning Areas of Study (Track) Traditional Computer Science Networks and Telecommunications Intelligent Systems Information Assurance Systems Data Science Interactive ComputingMS in Software Engineering Program GCS3 Q&A !!!Department of Computer ScienceJonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
Dr. Stephanie AdamsDean, Jonsson School ofEngineering and Computer ScienceDr. D.T. HuynhInterim Department HeadComputer Science DepartmentDr. Juan E. GonzálezDean of Graduate Education4Department of Computer ScienceJonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
Computer Science DepartmentDr. Ovidiu DaescuAssociate Department HeadDr. Jorge CobbDirector of PhD Studies
ECS and CS at UT Dallas UT Dallas––––– Founded in 1969 (celebrating 50th Anniversary)#21 in Times of London ranking of Universities younger than 50#1 in US among Universities younger than 5029,000 students: CS the largest department with 4,600 students.Focus on computing, engineering, tech, science & managementCS @ UT Dallas––––––1970s: Program founded as part of math sciences1986: Erik Jonsson School founded with CS EEUpper division BS CS started late 80s; Lower division in early 90sRapid growth in MS population in last decadesSignificant growth in faculty and PhD population in the 2000sBrand: producer of graduates with deep tech knowledgeDepartment of Computer ScienceJonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
Computer Science at UTD One of the largest departments in the country (3rd largest) Fall 2020 student population 4,600 students (3,600 BS, 800 MS, 160 PhD)51 T/T faculty, 40 Senior Lecturers, 20 part-time lecturersBS, MS, PhD degrees offered in CS, SE, CE, TE, Data Sci. 300 course-sections offered each semester (wide variety) 1000 students graduated each year (more than 1% of US output of CS graduates)World renowned CS faculty: publish in top conferences & journals 9 Million in annual research expenditures (37th in USA)21st in LinkedIn ranking; #44 in USNWR global rank; #5 in UG AI (Best Value Colleges)2019 csrankings.org: #5 SE, #6 in NLP, #7 AIand, also one of the bestDepartment of Computer ScienceJonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
#21 Nationally in LinkedIn Ranking
csrankings.org ranking Ranked #6 in NLP AI (2009-2019)Ranked #5 in Software Engineering (2009-2019)Ranked #3 in SE Real Time Systems (2009-2019)Ranked #6 in Real Time Systems (2009-2019)Ranked #41 overall (2019-2020) Ranked #24 in Top Colleges Providing Cyber Security Programs#5 in the nation for Undergraduate Education in AI (Best Value Colleges)Just behind MIT, CMU, UC Berkeley, Georgia TechBS SE ranked #9 in the country by “Best Computer Science Schools”Department of Computer ScienceJonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
Excellence in Research Wide variety of research areas covered:- Cyber Security- Computer Systems- Software Engineering Strategic areas of focus:- Intelligent Systems- Computer Science Theory- Computer Networking- Data Science- Machine Learning/AI, Data Sci., Cyber Sec., SW Engg, IoT & Software Defined Network (SDN) Focus on Interdisciplinary/Multidisciplinary research- Computing Theory: Medical Image Proc., Comp. Bio., Mathematics- Computer Systems: Medicine, Rehabilitation, Image Proc., Art & Tech.- Cyber Security: Mgmt and Math Sci (risk management), political sci.- Intelligent Systems: Medicine, Speech processingDepartment of Computer ScienceJonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
CS Accomplishments 13 CS faculty members hold the prestigious NSF CAREER award Numerous best paper awards & academic honors (many test-of-time awards as well):– Dr. Bhavani Thuraisingham, Fellow of the ACM and Fellow of NAI– Dr. Zygmunt Haas, Fellow of two European Societies– Dr. Kevin Hamlen sets Spaceflight Simulation Game world record– Dr. Murat Kantarcioglu, Fellow AAAS CS faculty are excellent teachers: they have won many awards Diverse student body:– #11 nationally in number of women students– #11 nationally in number of Hispanic students– #14 nationally in number of African American studentsDepartment of Computer ScienceJonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
CS Department: Centers & InstitutesCyber Security Education & Research Institute (CSERI)(Director: Dr. Thuraisingham) Human Language Technology Institute (HLTRI)(Director: Dr. Sanda Harabagiu) Inst. for Interactive & Spatial Computing (UT DIISC)(Director: Dr. B. Prabhakaran) Institute for Data Analytics (IDA)(Director: Mr. Bao Tran) Net-centric Software Center(Director: Dr. Farokh Bastani) Center for Software Testing(Director: Dr. Eric Wong) iPerform: Center for Assistive Technology(Director: Dr. Ovidiu Daescu) Center for Machine Learning Research(Director: Dr. Sriraam Natarajan) Applied AI Research Center(Director: Doug DeGroot) Center for CS Education and Outreach(Director: Dr. Jey Veerasamy) Department of Computer ScienceJonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
Opportunities for CS/SE GraduatesMany of these jobs are right here in DFW!Department of Computer ScienceJonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
Opportunites for CS/SE GraduatesDepartment of Computer ScienceJonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
Opportunities for CS/SE Graduates From a manufacturing economy to an information economy More things become automated, more and more software engineers needed With the Web and Mobile Apps becoming more pervasive, more peopleneeded to develop them AI, Machine Learning, Blockchain, IoT: new technologies gaining popularity This automation and pervasiveness of computing will continue to increase:THE FUTURE FOR CS/SE IS BRIGHTGreat salaries: BS: 70K- 120K, MS: 80K- 150K, PhD: 90K- 200 KDepartment of Computer ScienceJonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
It’s a great time to study computer science “ the software industry is going tomake more breakthroughs in thesenext 10 years than it's made in the last30 software is really going totransform not just what we think aboutas the computer industry, but the waythat everything is done ”16Department of Computer ScienceJonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
International StudentsMaintaining F-1 Status17Department of Computer ScienceJonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
Maintain F-1 StatusA. You are responsible for knowing the immigration regulations thatpertain to your status Use the ISSO website as a reference Contact an immigration advisor if you have questions Make sure your address is up-to-date Updated I-20s Transfer Students Complete Immigration Document Verification and iComet Module“Maintaining F-1 Status” Enrollment Requirements Work Authorizations18Department of Computer ScienceJonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
Entering the United StatesOn April 30, 2021, President Biden signed a proclamation effective May 4, 2021, which bars entry of travelerscoming from India similar to the previous geographic COVID-19 proclamations.Affected Individuals:Nonimmigrants, of noncitizens of the United States (“noncitizens”) who were physically present during the14-day period preceding their entry or attempted entry into the United States in the following countries:IndiaChinaSchengen Area countriesIranUnited KingdomBrazilSouth AfricaIreland19Department of Computer ScienceJonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
Entering the United StatesExceptions:Students subject to these geographic COVID proclamations due to their presence in India, China, Iran,Brazil, or South Africa, may qualify for a National Interest Exception only if their academic programbegins August 1, 2021 or later.Students with valid F-1 visas intending to begin an academic program commencing August 1, 2021 orlater do not need to contact an embassy or consulate to seek an individual National Interest Exceptionto travel. They may enter the United States no earlier than 30 days before the start of their academicstudies.Considerations:Students with a summer start date who need to enter the United States prior to August 1, 2021 mayconsider traveling to a third country for at least 14 days prior to traveling to the U.S.Students needing a visa may see if an embassy/consulate in a third country will accept them as a thirdcountry national.20Department of Computer ScienceJonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
Contacting the ISSODuring the COVID-19 pandemic, all advising services are being offeredremotely.You can speak directly with our prospective student advisors. To chat, look forthe “We Are Here” widget on our F-1 Application webpage during advisinghours. All times are in Central Standard Time. Mondays10 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Wednesdays10 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Fridays9 a.m. – 11 a.m.21Department of Computer ScienceJonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
Contacting the ISSOSchedule an AppointmentSelect an appointment type and select an available time slot to meet your advisor.Appointments are available up to a week in advance.Send a Message in iCometThe ISSO offers advising services online through iComet. You can send a message toan advisor and receive a response through your iComet Portal.Contact the ISSOAt ISSOProspective@utdallas.edu for advising servicesCall ISSOFor general information, call the ISSO at 972-883-4189 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. TheISSO staff answering our phone lines are not immigration advisors.22Department of Computer ScienceJonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
Cybersecurity ResearchatCS@UTD
Cyber Security FacultyCyber Security Institute (CSI) FounderDr. Bhavani Thuraisingham(Fall 2004)Core FacultyDr. Latifur KhanDr. Kamil SaracDr. Murat KantarciogluDr. Kevin HamlenSecurityDr. Yiorgos Makris (EE)Dr. Yvo DesmedtDr. Kangkook JeeDr. Zygmunt HaasDr. Shuang HaoDr. Wei YangDr. Chung Hwan Kim(Fall 2000)Data Mining for Security(Fall 2002)Computer Networks(Fall 2005)Data Security and Privacy(Fall 2006)Language and Software(Fall 2011)Hardware Security(Fall 2012)Cryptography(Fall 2019)Systems Security(Fall 2013)Wireless Networks Security(Fall 2017)Network Security(Fall 2018)Mobile Security and Adversarial ML(Fall 2020)CPS Security, System & SW SecurityUT Dallas is NSA/DHS Center for Academic Excellence in both Education (since2004), Research (since 2008), and Cyber Operations (since 2015)
Cybersecurity EducationatCS@UTD
Graduate Level Cyber Security Classes– Core Classes CS 6324 Information Security CS 6349 Network Security CS 6332 System Security and Malicious CodeAnalysis CS 6377 Introduction to Cryptography CS 6348 Data and Application Security– Electives (sample of recently offered ones) CS 6301 Experimental Research in Cybersecurity CS 6301 Internet Measurement for Network Security CS 6301 IoT Security CS 7301 Information Theoretical Cryptography CS 6301 Analyzing and Securing Social Media CS 6301 Secure Cloud Computing CS 6301 Language Based Security CS 6301 Information Security Analytics
Grad Level Information AssuranceTrackPrereqs: CS5303, CS5330, CS5333, CS5343, CS 5348, CS 5390Core Courses (15 semester credits) :CS 6324 Information SecurityCS 6363 Design & Analysis of Computer AlgorithmsCS 6378 Advanced Operating SystemsPlus two of the following four courses:CS 6332 System Security and Malicious Code AnalysisCS 6348 Data and Application SecurityCS 6349 Network SecurityCS 6377 Introduction to CryptographyElectives (minimum of 18 semester credits): 6000 or 7000 classes offered by Computer ScienceDepartment. Two electives should be among approved IA courses offered by the Computer ScienceDepartment. A course cannot be used to satisfy both core and elective requirements. Up to six credits can beearned by doing an MS thesis. The six hours of an MS thesis substitute one IA elective and one CS elective.MS thesis should be in IA area. Up to three hours can be obtained via an Independent Study class. AnIndependent Study may count toward CS or IA electives and the decision will be made by consultation withthe independent study advisor and IA program advisor.
Graduate Certificate in Information AssuranceMust complete the following five courses with a GPA of 3.2 or better CS 6324 Information SecurityCS 6348 Data and Application SecurityCS 6349 Network SecurityCS 6363 Design & Analysis of Computer AlgorithmsCS 6378 Advanced Operating SystemsCyber Operations Transcript NotationMust complete six core and two elective courses below:Elective CoursesCore Courses CS 6301 Wireless Networks CS 6324 Information Security CS 6332 System Security & Malicious CodeAnalysis CS 6349 Network Security CS 6363 Design & Analysis of Computer Algorithms CS 6390 Advanced Computer NetworksBoth programs endorsed by NSA ACCT 6336 Info Tech Audit and RiskMgmt CE 6301 Advanced Digital Logic CS 6301 Secure Cloud Computing CS 6377 Intro to Cryptography CS 6396 Real Time Systems CS 7301 Cyber-physical Systems Security CS 6378 Advanced Operating Systems CS 6302 Microprocessor Systems CS 4397 Embedded Computer Systems CS 4398 Digital ForensicsACCT 6336, CS 4397, and CS 4398 do not count as an elective in the CS/SE graduate degree plan
Other Educational Programs Extra-curricular training– Computer Security Group (CSG) -- UTD student club Peer/student organized hands on training Participation in cyber security competitions Texas Security Awareness Week (TexSAW) Event– Annual event since 2011– 2-days student oriented events 3 2-hour workshops A ½ day mini cyber security competition
Graduate scholarshipsfordomestic students
SFS scholarship program at UT Dallas Must pursue a grad degree in CS (typically MS in CS)– Up to 4 semesters support for MS students– Up to 6 semesters support for BS MS fast track (FT) students What is covered?– Tuition and fees paid by the scholarship– Stipend: 25K for undergrad and 34K for grad students peracademic year– 6K professional development funds per academic year
SFS scholarship program at UT Dallas ,cont’d Eligibility requirements– Must be a FT or an MS student in Fall 2019 semester– Must have 3.2/4.0 or higher GPA– Must be a domestic student (US citizen or permanent resident) Program requirements– Must be a full time student not working elsewhere once in the program– Must pursue a grad degree (typically MS) in CS in information assuranceconcentration track– Must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.2/4.0– Must graduate within time: 6 semesters for FT and 4 semesters for MS students
SFS scholarship program at UT Dallas ,cont’d Other program requirements– Are you ready for the commitment? Pursue an MS degree in CS Minimum work requirement in a government agency after yourgraduation– Are you flexible to relocate for summer internships and full timejobs?– Any concerns for obtaining a security clearance?
GRADUATE DEGREE PLANNING SEMINARFall 2021Department of Computer ScienceErik Jonsson School ofEngineering and Computer ScienceThe University of Texas at Dallas40Department of Computer ScienceJonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
Orientation/Degree Planning Seminar Overview Welcome – Dr. DT Huynh, Interim Department HeadGraduate Advisors Computer Science ProgramMaster of Science Degree PlanningAreas of Study (Track) Traditional Computer Science Networks and Telecommunications Intelligent Systems Information Assurance Systems Data Science Interactive Computing MS in Software Engineering Annual Graduate Degree Planning Form submission Registration41Department of Computer ScienceJonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
Graduate AdvisorsProf. Shyam KarrahProf. Pushpa KumarProf. Laurie ThompsonProf. Tim Farage42Department of Computer ScienceJonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENTGRADUATE ADVISORSProf. Laurie Thompson ECSS 3.701 972.883.6326 lthomp@utdallas.eduMS (not Thesis) last names A – KProf. Pushpa KumarECSS 4.407 972.883.6904 pkumar@utdallas.eduMS (not Thesis) last names M – PProf. Tim FarageECSS 3.609 972.883.4836 tfarage@utdallas.eduMS (not Thesis) last names Q – ZProf. Shyam KarrahECSS 3.907 972.883.4197 skarrah@utdallas.eduAll PhD All MS - Thesis, and IA and SE Tracks All MS-Fast Track43Department of Computer ScienceJonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENTGraduate Studies StaffINSIDE the SUITE 3.908Mrs. Emily Lenart-Donaldson ECSS 3.905 972-883-4278 eldonaldson@utdallas.eduCS MSCS A-J (Not IA track, Not Thesis)Ms. Rachel SpataroECSS 3.906 972-883-4194 rachel.spataro@utdallas.eduCS MSCS K-P (Not IA track, Not Thesis) ; all SE MS (Not Thesis or PhD Masters)Mr. Eric ModenECSS 3.904 972-883-4705eric.moden@utdallas.eduCS MSCS Q-T; All IA track students (Except PhD Masters and Thesis MS)Mr. Jesus MataECSS 3.902 972-883-6175 Jesus.Mata@utdallas.eduCS MSCS U-Z (Not IA track, Not Thesis)Mr. Doug HydeECSS 3.908B 972-883-6612All PhD; All PhD with Masters; All MS with a Thesis (all tracks)Mrs. Nirmala ManalanAdmission Processordhyde@utdallas.eduECSS 3.903 972-883-4216 Nirmala.Manalan@utdallas.eduThe staff members are NOT Graduate ADVISORS. For any questions on classes,choosing a degree plan. etc, contact your Graduate Advisor.44Department of Computer ScienceJonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
Things you can do every semester to receivethe best assistance and informationEarly registration registration for spring semester takes place in November andfor the summer & fall starts in April; enrollment appointments are placed onyour Orion account based on earned hours, and it is randomized. It’s yourresponsibility to check out the schedule online and register for classes online.If you know the courses you wish to take and have no prerequisites or holds onyour account, you may Enroll online and can also contact the appropriate staffmember for help with registration. They can also answer some of your generalquestions regarding course schedules, give out transfer/waiver forms, help withyour graduation application or schedule appointments with a graduate advisor.Students are strongly recommended NOT to register in more than TWO CORECOURSES from any degree plan.45Department of Computer ScienceJonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Computer Science Graduate Degrees Master of Science in Computer Science (33 credit hours) Traditional Computer Science Networking and Telecommunications Intelligent systems Information Assurance Systems track Data Science Interactive ComputingMaster of Science in Software Engineering (33 credit hours)Doctor of Philosophy (75 credit hours beyond B.S. degree) in Computer Science Software EngineeringOffered jointly by CS and EE Departments Computer Engineering & Telecommunications Engineering46Department of Computer ScienceJonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
Master of Science Degree Plan Department of Computer Science MS Requirements Five Core Courses from one of the tracks Six approved electives; at least five must be at 6000 or higher leveland one approved elective
Jun 02, 2021 · UTD Welcome Note – Introduction by Dr. D.T. Huynh CS Department Overview – Dr. D.T. Huynh -Interim Department Head Visa Issues - ISSO Office Why Study Cyber Security in the CS department at UTD – Dr. Kamil Sarac Graduate Advisors Computer Science Program – Shy
